Vincent Gray Thanks Obama For Supporting Same Sex Marriage

WASHINGTON -- Moments after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray took to Twitter with 140 characters of thanks:

@mayorvincegray
Vincent C. Gray

Thank you to @BarackObama for openly expresing his support for #marriageequality. Bigotry should never be enshrined in our law.

May 9, 2012 7:10 pm via HootSuite Reply Retweet Favorite

A bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the nation's capital was signed into law in December 2009. Marriage licenses have been granted in D.C. since March 2010.